IBS is a physical problem, as sufferers all know, with physical symptoms.

The first place to go, if you suspect you may have IBS, is to your doctor, as these symptoms can mask other conditions and should be checked out. Symptoms can range from an aching, bubbling feeling in the lower stomach through to constant diarrhoea or the reverse effect of constipation.

An IBS sufferer will know that certain foods affect them badly and know how to use remedies such as peppermint oil in the effort to relieve their symptoms. However another factor that seems to trigger IBS, is that of stress. This can also become the stress of dreading the symptoms and of feeling somehow controlled by them.